Emma Wade-Smith
Emma Wade-Smith OBE is a senior executive for the De Beers diamond company and a former British diplomat.[1] She served as British Consul-General in New York and Trade Commissioner for North America from 2021 to 2024.[2]
Career
Having joined the diplomatic service at the age of 20,[3] Wade-Smith's postings included Mexico, Chile, the United Nations in New York and the European Commission in Brussels. She also worked on international trade matters at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and headed the International Crisis Response Team from 2009 to 2011, for which she was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE).[2]
After working at the British Embassy in Washington, D.C., Wade-Smith then spent six years as the United Kingdom's Trade Commissioner for Africa before being appointed Consul-General in New York and Trade Commissioner for North America in 2021.[2] In 2022 she was made honorary president of the Saint George's Society of New York.[4]
In 2024 Wade-Smith joined the De Beers diamond company as senior vice-president for government affairs.[1][5]
References
- ^ a b The Telegraph, "Britain’s former 'secret weapon' diplomat now with Russian diamonds in her sights", 19 April 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ a b c United Kingdom Government, Emma Wade-Smith OBE, Biography. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ CBS News, "British Consul General to New York discusses Queen Elizabeth II's 'remarkable dignity, diplomacy' & King Charles III's reign", 14 September 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ Saint George's Society of New York, "Emma Wade-Smith OBE Appointed Honorary President", 22 January 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ Diamond World, "De Beers recruits former british diplomat to challenge Antwerp's diamond entry monopoly", 22 April 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
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| Preceded by Antony Phillipson | British Consul-General in New York and Trade Commissioner for North America 2021−2024 | Succeeded by Hannah Young |
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